The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-03
LAY GOULD AND HIS VICTIMS.
1 Picture of Henry Hart Which Will Not Com
mend that Gentleman to Public Sympathy.
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mend that Gentleman to Public Sympathy.
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Nr,y YORK, July 2-Henrv Hart who is men
.;arad as one of the victims stung by that cobra
~ the financial jungle. Jay Gould, is a fat,
coarse little man. vulgar as the Indian Giaour
j., the Persian tale of Vathek, and seemingly as
u.ll fitted for assuming the shape of ball and
rolne out of difficulties despite the kicks and
cnfs of the specializing caliph and his crowd of
.,oer followers seen on Wall street. Henry
Hart short squat, unctuous, loud, positive and
flthy -tongued, might be taken for fairly sue
c.ssful dealer in suspenders and shoestrings
Ha could buy good deal of that kind OF
ch.ndise. He came originally from London,
ard is worth at least ten million
dollars He is an English Jew, and a shrewd
nrshing man of business. He didn't know the
shibboleth. however, when Gould's mine. which
had been run under his earthworks was exploded
and he came near being knocked on the head.
He is about sixty-fve years of age, gray-eyed
and round featured. and about rs short in stat
ure a. Jay Gould. who would attract no notice
on the street. but Hart is powerfully built. He
usually has cheap-looking black silk hat perched
on The back of his head. His talk is in many
reapects curious. to express the idea mildly. He
viii 60 into Russell Sage's offce and tell the
clerks to inform Sage that he bad called and to
SAY that he couldn't wait all day either.
at the same time charaeserizing
Mr.. Sage in Language that would make
that individual stare with horror. He will go
the tape, and, seeing the market for Pacific Mail
running down rapidly, will talk Of damned
thieves and scoundres. not to mention imprint
abs epithets that make the clerks look pale and
nervous His opinion of Gould is expressed in
terms that at least lack nothing in emphasis,
and would delight tough from the Sixth ward.
His trouble over the Pacific Mail matter dates
back to the time when he began fight against
President Houston, of that company, whom be
succeeded in driving from the presidency. Hart
has for some years been very large stockholder
in the Pacific Mail, and at the last election sue
ceeded in installing a NUMBER of his cronies
and tools as directors in the company.
Having got control OF its affairs he
found that young Gould. contrary to expeeta-
tions, would not accept the position OF president
in the company, as he would be a mere figure
head under the circumstances. Harris lawyer.
Lauterbach, declined to accept it, and thereupon
apparently thrown the Gould party completely
into the shade. and he thought he had made a
grand coup To-day he finds that the bitter is
bitten Hart it seems, besides his large hold
incs of Pacific Mail investment, was carry
ing considerable of that stock margin at
the time of the recent crash. He found that the
vigorously attacked, but that his loans
were called in very sharply. The
president OF - trust company in
which Gould is Interested. IN explaining TO Mr..
to him, was extremely polite. saying Eat any
other time Mr.. Hart we should be most happy
to oblige you we are really very sorry indeed to
call this loan and only the most urgent circum-
stances compel Us to do SO, etc. Mr.. Hart eyed |
him second and then, SO to speak, spattered |
the smooth spoken financial officer with a wealth |
of vulgar. not to say obscene. abuse. He went |
around to II Broadway to Gould. and, meet |
ing Sidney Dillon, very courteous old gentle |
man, with not little refinement of speech and |
manner, the latter asked Mr.. Hart where he |
be printed. It showed the nature
Of the man. Not but that his condemnation of |
Gould and his confederates was just enough, |
aside from its needless vulsarity. Ee had had |
little sympathy, however, because 1t was merely |
a game Of financial checkers in which Hart m ade |
the first move and thought he was TO be winner.
Gould made the next move. and jumped clear to
the king-row. He will be supreme in Pacific |
Mail hereafter, and may have more to say about
the Third avenue surface railroad than Mr.. |
Hart will relish. AS Mr.. Gould is largely inter-
ested in the Manhattan elevated road, any inter
EST which he may acquire in the surface
road will tend to minimize its hostility
against the Manhattan by the Hart |
faction may not prove so dangerous Was at
one time supposed Hart used to be pawn
broker here. He had two shops in Park Row
and the Bowery, and made great deal of mon
~ He started the Third avenue horse railroad
argey on borrowed money. and it has proven
Hart has been eager for revenge, but his ardor
nay now be somewhat cooled. The stories
about the losses of Cyrus W. Field very con-
llcting, and it is probable that he has not been
10 great a sufferer was at one time
He is locomotive in trousers
or energy and push, and it is doubtful
whether he could ever be permanently relegated
o a side-track in the railroad world. He proba-
,ly acquired much of his Manhattan stock at q
ow price. Henry S. Ives. the meteor of finance,
truck planet in the downward rush of specu-
alton, and the meteor got rather the worst of it.
1ould, it seems called number of loans
'oung Ives, who looks like sophomore, but has
jaw indicative of an iron will. and cool gray
yes that meet his enemies with look that has
10 fear. Audacity seems to be a promi-
ent characteristic. When Gould called
ONE loans for the purpose OF
rippline the younester, he sent back
7ord to Mr.. Could go to hell!' with other
efant expressions. He seems, however, to
ave renewed the loans at higher rates. Gould
ever showed himself more willy or bloodless
1achiavelli of finance than he has of late. For
dead or an insane man-as reports have made
im-he has done wonders. Like a financial
eneral, he has moved on his victims by several
Dads at once. and he remains victor on the
cid covered with shameful glory, and richer by
illlions than before that fateful Black Friday,
une "a OSCAR WlLLoUGHBY RIGGS.